Demetrios Pogkas

Infocom World Changemakers 2015

Infocom World is the largest annual conference on telecommunications and technology in Greece. Every year, Infocom World Changemakers showcase and promote innovation, tech entrepreneurship and startups.

For its 17th edition, I have taken up the responsibility of putting together and organising Changemakers.

The focus will be on the greek startup ecosystem’s growth during the JEREMIE years. JEREMIE is the scheme (70% European Investment Fund, 30% private investors money) under which a lot of greek startups got funded, expanded abroad and found success. With its investment period deadline expected to expire in 2016, the greek startup ecosystem will be reaching a new phase, taken to the next stage of its progress.

Two discussion panels will explore what has happened during the JEREMIE years and what lies ahead in the next European Union programmatic period regarding equity and entrepreneurship as well as the progress and state of affairs of the greek startup scene. Meanwhile, a third panel will explore cases of failure and pivoting from greek startups. Finally, three thematic keynotes will address topics as failure, marketing and raising money for startups.